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John "High Sheriff of Essex" Smythe 1487 – 1538 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1487

Birth Location: Daventry, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 8 OCT 1538

Death Location: Cold Norton, Essex, England

Father: Anthony Smith

Mother: Isabella Neville

Spouse(s): Gourney Cooke

Children(s):

In 1487, John "High Sheriff of Essex" Smythe entered the world in Daventry, Northamptonshire, England, born to Anthony Smith and Isabella Neville. John "High Sheriff of Essex" Smythe married Gourney Cooke. John "High Sheriff of Essex" Smythe passed away in 1538 in Cold Norton, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1487, John "High Sheriff of Essex" Smythe entered the world in Daventry, Northamptonshire, England, born to Anthony Smith and Isabella Neville.
  • John "High Sheriff of Essex" Smythe married Gourney Cooke.
  • John "High Sheriff of Essex" Smythe passed away in 1538 in Cold Norton, Essex, England.

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John Smythe's Ancestors

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John Smythe
1487 – 1538
Birth Place: Daventry, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Anthony Smith
1458 – 1490
Rockingham, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Isabella Neville
1465 – 1515
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (William) Cromwell
1416 – 1472
Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Smyth
1418 – 1467
Carlton, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
George (de) Neville
1433 – 1476
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Booth
1437 –
Sawley, Erewash, Derbyshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Trent)
1390 – 1461
Joan Smyth
1395 – 1434
Richard Neville,
1400 – 1460
Alice Montacute
1405 – 1462
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Cromwell
1364 – 1461
Wife Cromwell
1364 –
John III,
1370 – 1423
Joan Willerby
1373 – 1421
Ralph Neville,
1364 – 1425
Joan Beaufort
1379 – 1440

John Smythe's Timeline

2 Records

1487
1487
Birth of John "High Sheriff of Essex" Smythe in Daventry, Northamptonshire, England
Daventry, Northamptonshire, England
1538
8 OCT 1538
Age 51
Death of John "High Sheriff of Essex" Smythe in Cold Norton, Essex, England
Cold Norton, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1487
    Event Place: Daventry, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 OCT 1538
    Event Place: Cold Norton, Essex, England

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